Key Data
Genre: Narrative / Memoir (autobiographical)
Length: approx. 220 standard pages, with editing assistance from Lektorat.ai
Language: German
Time period of the story: 1890–1990, with a focus on 1978–1990
Setting: Cologne/Porz, Munich, New York, Kandersteg/Lucerne/Lugano, Switzerland, Budapest, Crimea
Target Audience
Readers of family and memoir literature, as well as heartwarming stories of emigration and coming-of-age.
Against the backdrop of growing anti-Semitism in Germany and Europe, the book takes on a sense of urgency that extends beyond the personal family history. It resonates not through accusation, but through the concreteness of a life lived—a narrative style that is particularly impactful in the current social climate.
Available Materials
●Complete manuscript (approx. 225 standard pages)
●The 1945 “Persilschein” (certificate of denazification) (declaration for the family that gave Sophie refuge)
●Original copy of the 1985 letter “My Dear Godchild”
●Weiskopf family tree (Gunzenhausen/Nuremberg, 18th century to the present)
●Historical photos: Kölner Hof, Hotel Victoria Kandersteg, The Pierre New York, Sophie with her godchild
●Contact information for additional family members for verification
Marketing Support from the Author
Roman Hummelt has secured the domain waswillmanmachen.com for the book and offers to actively support the publisher’s marketing efforts:
●A dedicated author/book website is available in German and English at waswillmanmachen.com (book description, excerpt, author bio, photo gallery)
●Accompanying social media campaign is active (Facebook, Instagram) with prepared content—historical anniversaries, document presentations, quote graphics